Strategic Housing investment Plan: guidance note MHDGN 2021/01

The Scottish Government wants everyone to have a safe, high quality home that is affordable and meets their needs in the place they want to be.

In March 2021, the Scottish Government published its first long-term housing strategy ‘Housing to 2040’ which outlines what it wants housing and communities to look and feel like for the people of Scotland, with actions on how to get there. 

Delivering more homes in great places across Scotland will contribute to the Housing to 2040 Vision and Principles.

Under the 'More Homes Scotland' approach, the Scottish Government is increasing the supply of homes across all tenures through a range of measures including:

• the Housing and Planning Delivery Framework, which reinforces the links between planning and housing requirements to support the provision of the right homes in the in the right places to create and sustain thriving communities.

• the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP)
• Rural and Islands Housing Fund
• the use of innovative financing models
• making best use of existing homes including bringing empty homes back into use
• Gypsy/Traveller sites and accommodation is also being supported by a new capital funding programme for Gypsy/Traveller sites

Please note that some of the web pages in the links above will be updated.

Housing to 2040 reinforces the Scottish Government’s commitment to continue to invest in the supply of affordable housing.  It sets an ambition to deliver a further 100,000 affordable homes by 2032, with at least 70% of these for social rent, helping to tackle child poverty and homelessness, once the current 50,000 affordable homes target has been delivered.  Housing to 2040 puts ambitions for Place at its core, creating not only quality homes but quality places too.  It highlights that the Scottish Government will embed the Place Principle in the terms of reference and conditions of sponsored and supporting public bodies, agencies and organisation to ensure a truly collaborative approach to delivering great places.